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| | Orleans Territory |
 | | Orleans Territory was the land south of the Mississippi Territory and south of the 33rd parallel, west of the Mississippi River, within the Louisiana Purchase. |
 | | On April 10, 1805, the Territorial Legislature organized 12 counties (starting from the southeast corner moving west and north): Orleans County, LaFourche County, German Coast, Acadia County, Iberville County, Attakapas County, Pointe Coupée County, Opelouas County, Rapides County, Concordia County, Natchitoches County, and Ouachita County. |
 | | Orleans Territory is what we today think of as the State of Louisiana; the remainder of the Louisiana Purchase became the District of Louisiana. |
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